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Ely, Iowa Code of Ordinances
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELY, IOWA
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8 URBAN RENEWAL
CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR
CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 21 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAPTER 22 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 23 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 35 FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
CHAPTER 46 MINORS
CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
CHAPTER 52 MOWING OF PROPERTIES
CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 57 URBAN CHICKENS
CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 77 GOLF CARTS
CHAPTER 78 SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS, ROLLER SKATES, AND ROLLER BLADES
CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
CHAPTER 100 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 112 ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 113 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 114 LINN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
CHAPTER 124 ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
CHAPTER 147 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 148 ILLICIT DISCHARGE ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
CHAPTER 151 TREES
CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODES
CHAPTER 156 ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 160 FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION CONTROL
CHAPTER 175 AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS
USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
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124.04   DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS.
   1.   Exterior.  It is unlawful for an owner of an adult-oriented establishment:
      A.   To allow the merchandise or activities of the establishment to be visible from any point outside the establishment.
      B.   To allow the exterior portion of the adult-oriented establishment to have flashing lights, or any words, lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representation of any manner depicting specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities. 
      C.   To allow exterior portions of the establishment to be painted other than a single color.
   2.   Signage.  The operator shall comply with the sign regulations of the Zoning Ordinance.  Additionally, the display surfaces of the sign shall not contain any flashing lights or photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representations of any manner, except for the name of the enterprise.
124.05   RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OPERATOR. 
Every act or omission by an employee constituting a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed the act or omission of the operator if such act or omission occurs either with the authorization, knowledge, or approval of the operator, or as a result of the operator’s negligent failure to supervise the employee’s conduct, and the operator shall be punishable for such act or omission in the same manner as if the operator committed the act or caused the omission.
124.06   MINORS.
It is unlawful to allow a person who is younger than 18 years of age to enter or be on the premises of an adult-oriented establishment at any time that the establishment is open for business.  The operator must ensure that an attendant is stationed at each public entrance at all times during regular business hours.  The attendant shall prohibit any person under the age of 18 from entering the establishment.  It shall be presumed that an attendant knew a person was under the age of 18 unless such attendant asked for and was furnished a valid driver’s license issued by a state reflecting that person’s age.
124.07   HOURS OF OPERATION.
An adult-oriented establishment may remain open for business no longer than the hours from between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, seven days a week.